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bucket

HSK 7
tǒng
ヨウ、トウ
おけ
통, 용
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound.
Components
tree+ river =
bucket
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
yǒng river
path
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[tǒng]
bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
Japanese
おけ 同音
noun bucket; pail; tub
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あきら
Akira surname
おけ
Oke surname
おけざき
Okezaki surname
とうず
Touzu unclassified name